Lengthy rehab has A’s Josh Phegley feeling good, hitting well

This is a 2017 photo of catcher Josh Phegley of the Oakland Athletics baseball team poses for a portrait. This image reflects the Athletics active roster as of Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

This is a 2017 photo of catcher Josh Phegley of the Oakland...

ANAHEIM — Josh Phegley will come off the disabled list Friday at Seattle, as anticipated, and the A’s catcher says he feels great after a lengthy rehab assignment.

“It made sense, I’m not going to argue that point at all,” Phegley said of spending two weeks with Triple-A Nashville. “I’m just happy to be back. I’m not going to complain about getting extra at-bats. I feel really good coming back into this. I’d much rather have this happen than rush it.”

Phegley hit .310 with a homer and four RBIs in eight games and caught four nine-inning games over a six-day span, a good test for the left oblique he strained July 24.

“I feel like I got my swing going pretty well,” he said. “It was a really productive rehab assignment. I accomplished the main goal of getting back healthy but I also got back in the groove.”

Phegley doesn’t get regular at-bats with Oakland, and he knows that won’t change. “I’m used to my role here. I don’t expect to come back and play every day,” he said. “But it was nice to get into a tempo and when I’m called upon, I’m feeling confident.”

“I think any time you get multiple at-bats, especially for a guy who does some platooning, right away they feel a little more comfortable,” manager Bob Melvin said. “That’s probably the most consistent at-bats he’s gotten in a long time.”

The A’s have been happy with the job that Dustin Garneau has done behind the plate during Phegley’s absence and there’s a good chance Garneau will continue to draw the bulk of starts against left-handed pitchers, but Phegley’s arrival means that Melvin can pinch hit more liberally with his catchers.

Disaster donations: Jed Lowrie, a Houston resident, will match all donations up to $25,000 for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. To help, go to youcaring.com/Lowrie. Lowrie, second in the league in doubles, calls his matching donation “doubling” the fund-raising.

In addition, the A’s are donating $1 of every ticket sold for the Sept. 8-10 series against Houston to hurricane relief, along with the proceeds from the 50-50 raffles at the games.

Susan Slusser is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

On deck

Thursday

Off

Friday

at Mariners

7:10 p.m. NBCSCA

Manaea (9-8)

vs. Gallardo (5-10)

Saturday

at Mariners

6:10 p.m. NBCSCA

Cotton (7-10)

vs. TBA

Leading off

No Angels: Oakland is 6-10 against the Angels in 2017 and will drop the season series for the fourth year in a row. It’s the first time Oakland has lost four straight season series to the Angels.